1950s fusion of country and R&B – slapback bass, electric guitar twang.
'Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby' (1964) is the earliest Beatles song to lean on Rockabilly, which goes on to appear on 7 in all.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'll Cry Instead | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | Genre | Jonathan Gould specifically characterizes the song as 'rockabilly-styled' (cited alongside other musicologists calling it 'country' on the same Wik… |
| 2 | Another Girl | 1965 | Help! | Paul | Genre | – |
| 3 | What Goes On | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Ringo | Genre | – |
| 4 | Run for Your Life | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | Genre | Multiple sources characterize the track's structure and feel as rockabilly, distinct from the broader 'Folk rock'/'Rock'/'Country' tags already pre… |
| 5 | One After 909 | 1970 | Let It Be | John, Paul | Genre | – |
Jonathan Gould specifically characterizes the song as 'rockabilly-styled' (cited alongside other musicologists calling it 'country' on the same Wik…
Multiple sources characterize the track's structure and feel as rockabilly, distinct from the broader 'Folk rock'/'Rock'/'Country' tags already pre…
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